A total solar eclipse is the most impressive phenomenon that can happen in the sky. And I’ve seen pretty much all kinds of astronomical events. Nothing comes even close to it. The total solar eclipse on August 21 2017 was probably the most advertised eclipse in history, And that’s because it was visible from a populated area – the United States of America. We’ve been planning for quite a while to see the eclipse so we booked accommodation around our preferred viewing locations a long time before the event. I had multiple locations selected for viewing the eclipse with a main one on the Western side of the Tetons and 4 back-up ones in Idaho and Wyoming. We got to Boulder on August 18 then went scouting in Wyoming on the 19th. After weighing all options, I settled for a place in central Wyoming – Castle Gardens. Castle Gardens is basically in the middle of nowhere. Which was good, taking into account that all easily accessible locations were packed with people. We were a happy group of 10 Romanians (we have a long astronomical history together) and 5 Americans. We camped at Castle Gardens on the night before the eclipse […]